Investigation Of The Primary School Life Science Curriculum, Life Science Textbooks And Hidden Program In Acquiring Intercultural Understanding Skills

Ömer Bayesen; Figen Yıldırım

doi:10.52134/ueader.1700141

Investigation Of The Primary School Life Science Curriculum, Life Science Textbooks And Hidden Program In Acquiring Intercultural Understanding Skills

Öz

The main purpose of this research is to examine the life sciences textbooks and hidden curriculum of the primary school life sciences course curriculum in gaining intercultural understanding skills. Document analysis method was used when examining primary school life sciences textbooks and curriculum. The study group of the research consists of 15 classroom teachers working in Kilis province. The case study design, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the research. "Semi-Structured Interview Form" and "Demographic Information Form" created by the researcher were used as data collection tools. MAXQDA program was used to analyze the data. Content analysis was used to analyze qualitative data. As a result of the interviews with the classroom teachers, it was determined that the teachers did not use materials representing different cultures in the classroom environment, that they organized joint activities and gave verbal messages in order to carry out education in harmony and resolve any conflicts that may arise, that they sang songs to ensure communication between different cultures they include visual activities, in the classroom environment. In order to internalize the skills of respecting different cultures, make animations, use visual tools to introduce different cultures, organize activities to introduce and explain cultures, and find the life sciences textbooks and achievements in the life sciences curriculum sufficient. It was concluded that there were suggestions that more space should be given.

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Çok Kültürlü Eğitim

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Ömer Bayesen ^*
0009-0008-8188-4763
Türkiye

Figen Yıldırım
0000-0003-3880-3979
Türkiye

Yayımlanma Tarihi

2 Ocak 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

15 Mayıs 2025

Kabul Tarihi

14 Ekim 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 8 Sayı: 2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.52134/ueader.1700141

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA99FZ89UF

Kaynak Göster

RIS / Bibtex

APA

Bayesen, Ö., & Yıldırım, F. (2026). Investigation Of The Primary School Life Science Curriculum, Life Science Textbooks And Hidden Program In Acquiring Intercultural Understanding Skills. International Journal of Scholars in Education, 8(2), 163-179. https://doi.org/10.52134/ueader.1700141

AMA

1.Bayesen Ö, Yıldırım F. Investigation Of The Primary School Life Science Curriculum, Life Science Textbooks And Hidden Program In Acquiring Intercultural Understanding Skills. IJSE. 2026;8(2):163-179. doi:10.52134/ueader.1700141

Chicago

Bayesen, Ömer, ve Figen Yıldırım. 2026. “Investigation Of The Primary School Life Science Curriculum, Life Science Textbooks And Hidden Program In Acquiring Intercultural Understanding Skills”. International Journal of Scholars in Education 8 (2): 163-79. https://doi.org/10.52134/ueader.1700141.

EndNote

Bayesen Ö, Yıldırım F (01 Ocak 2026) Investigation Of The Primary School Life Science Curriculum, Life Science Textbooks And Hidden Program In Acquiring Intercultural Understanding Skills. International Journal of Scholars in Education 8 2 163–179.

IEEE

[1]Ö. Bayesen ve F. Yıldırım, “Investigation Of The Primary School Life Science Curriculum, Life Science Textbooks And Hidden Program In Acquiring Intercultural Understanding Skills”, IJSE, c. 8, sy 2, ss. 163–179, Oca. 2026, doi: 10.52134/ueader.1700141.

ISNAD

Bayesen, Ömer - Yıldırım, Figen. “Investigation Of The Primary School Life Science Curriculum, Life Science Textbooks And Hidden Program In Acquiring Intercultural Understanding Skills”. International Journal of Scholars in Education 8/2 (01 Ocak 2026): 163-179. https://doi.org/10.52134/ueader.1700141.

JAMA

1.Bayesen Ö, Yıldırım F. Investigation Of The Primary School Life Science Curriculum, Life Science Textbooks And Hidden Program In Acquiring Intercultural Understanding Skills. IJSE. 2026;8:163–179.

MLA

Bayesen, Ömer, ve Figen Yıldırım. “Investigation Of The Primary School Life Science Curriculum, Life Science Textbooks And Hidden Program In Acquiring Intercultural Understanding Skills”. International Journal of Scholars in Education, c. 8, sy 2, Ocak 2026, ss. 163-79, doi:10.52134/ueader.1700141.

Vancouver

1.Ömer Bayesen, Figen Yıldırım. Investigation Of The Primary School Life Science Curriculum, Life Science Textbooks And Hidden Program In Acquiring Intercultural Understanding Skills. IJSE. 01 Ocak 2026;8(2):163-79. doi:10.52134/ueader.1700141